Miombo woodland is the dominant landscape in southern Africa and the central African plateau. It is the world’s largest continuous area of deciduous tropical woodland and dry forest. The ecosystem consists of grasslands, savannah woodlands and denser forests. It provides essential resources and ecosystem …

This thesis examines how regenerative hospitality can be applied within the safari lodge sector in Southern Africa with a specific focus on community based tourism, conservation oriented value creation and long term livelihood development. The safari industry has traditionally operated through models …

This thesis investigates the effects of different music genres on the behavior and spatial preferences of captive African elephants, with the aim of improving their welfare and management strategies. Given the growing concern among zoological professionals about the impact of captivity on the health …

The crucial role of women in agrifood systems in many African countries cannot be underrated. In Liberia, women contribute to over half of the food crop production. Their involvement in cash crop production remains limited, as men primarily dominate control over the major cash crops. Cassava is the second …

This study addresses the challenges facing the City of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, in adapting to climate changes and reducing the effects of flash floods. Praia is highly vulnerable to these extreme weather events, due to its volcanic scenery, uncontrolled urbanization, and insufficient infrastructure, …

This project explores the potential for incorporating South African jazz and Armenian folk music into compositional forms. As someone with both South African and Armenian heritage, I felt drawn to this creative process as a means of expressing my cultural identity, hence the inspiration for this research. …

The white rhino is a keystone species and an ecosystem engineer. Though there have been conservation efforts to protect this species, the current red list status of the white rhino is 'Nearly threatened'. The biggest threat that rhinos are facing nowadays is poaching for theirhorns. The rhino population …

The Philippine livestock sector is primarily driven by the pork industry. Pig raising in the country serve as a business and livelihood to all pig producers, whether backyard or commercial. Despite that stability of the sector from previous years, the occurrence of African Swine Fever in the country …

By the second half of the 20th century, the "New Age" phenomenon had completely permeated American culture, with astrology as the main character, gaining broader consumer popularity in the United States. This interest was shared by many African Americans at that time, and would come to be of increasing …

Anancus arvernensis, een Europese mastodont, is een slurfdrager die gevonden wordt op fossielen vindplaatsen door heel Europa. Tussen de vondsten van Anancus zitten molaren. In dit onderzoek worden molaren uit de Oosterschelde en Dorkovo met elkaar vergeleken. Beide vindplaatsen hebben een andere geologische …